Teaching and Learning Tools for Alternate Text for Handhelds

Teaching and Learning Tools for Creating Alternate Text

Primary Resources

History in the Raw
Why use a primary resource?

Strategies with Primary Sources
What teaching strategies should I use with primary resources?

Document Analysis Worksheets
What questions should I ask when using primary resources?

Resources from the National Archives

Social Studies Resources

Virtual Tours/Simulations

Science Resources

Volcano World
is filled with real time data, lesson plans, activities and images for students at all reading levels.

Cells Alive!
Images, lessons and information about cell life.

NASA for Kids
is filled with resources for students of all ages including lessons, activities, chats and real time data.

Owl Pellet Dissection
A great resource when studying birds, vertebrates, or the skeletal system.

Interactive Cells!
Biology movies, animations and simulations.

Science Simulations
A great directory of simulations!

Science Simulations
Simulations for diffusion and osmosis.

Sim Science
Explore membranes, cracking dams and more!

Searching Tools for Your Students

Yahooligans
A great place to start looking for resources.

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Get kids asking good questions.

Kidsclick
An approximate reading level is given for each site.

Onekey
Google's search engine for kids.

Searching Tools for Teachers

Google Search for any resources from lesson plans and graphics, to presentations and virtural tours.	Blue Web N Check out these "blue ribbon" web sites. Sign up for weekly updates to keep up with new sites.
Trackstar Make a "track" of sites you commonly use and students can access them from home or school. Check out tracks other teachers have made!	Filamentality A fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into learning activities.

Assignment Organizer

The Big 6 Assignment Organizer (Grades 3-6)
Students can organize their project before they begin or use this as a checklist for completing research.